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In a major action against illegal trade practices, Police Station Awantipora today received credible information regarding unlawful rebranding of government-issued rice at Shaltokuna Awantipora.
A Police spokesperson said that Acting promptly on the input, a police party led by Inspector Ajaz Hmad and Inspector Bilal Ahmad conducted a raid at the identified location.
During the operation, a vehicle Tata Mobile bearing registration number JK06-5469 was intercepted and seized.
On inspection, the vehicle was found loaded with 80 bags of rice falsely packed in apple-branded bags, 37 additional rice bags, along with other incriminating articles.
The accused, involved in the commission of crime has been identified as Fayaz Ahmad Dar S/o Ab. Aziz Dar R/o Shaltokuna.
Accordingly